Tag: Yingluck Shinawatra
Shadow cabinet slams government’s one-year performance
BANGKOK, Aug 24 – Thailand’s opposition Democrat Party on Friday gave the Yingluck Shinawatra government a ‘thumbs-down’ for failing to carry out six...
Forbes ranks PM Yingluck 30th among World’s 100 Most Powerful Women...
BANGKOK, Aug 23 -- Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is ranked the 30th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in...
PM Yingluck visited the newly-built dyke at Navanakorn Industrial Promotion Zone
PATHUM THANI, 11 August 2012 – The Prime Minister has taken part in the system test of the 1.2-billion-baht, newly-built dyke at the Navanakorn...
Yuthasak visits Pattani, inspecting response to southern problems
BANGKOK, Aug 10 -- Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa on Friday flew to the southern province of Pattani to inspect police, military and...
Pattaya, Chonburi prepare for HM the Queen’s 80th birthday
Pattaya will employ parades, candles and awards in its contribution to a national celebration of HM Queen Sirikit’s 80th birthday. ...
PM Yingluck urged for total control of Hand-Foot-Mouth disease spread
BANGKOK, 28 July 2012 – The Prime Minister has urged health officials to make sure that the spread of the Hand-Foot-and-Mouth disease is...
Mob fights back against rock thrower
Sattahip police had to rescue a mentally disturbed man from the clutches of an angry mob after he was caught throwing rocks at...
Laem Chabang port expansion delayed
Residents from 4 Chonburi districts protest the planned Phase 3 expansion of Laem Chabang port. Officials have temporarily suspended the 120 billion baht expansion...
Cabinet approves controversial infrastructure projects
Sukhumvit tunnel, Laem Chabang expansion among projects to get funding The Cabinet’s recent two-day meeting in Pattaya resulted in the approval of...
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Afternoon alcohol ban ends in Thailand, critics warn of dangerous spillover
PATTAYA, Thailand – Academics and public health observers have raised concerns following the Royal Gazette announcement on May 28 allowing expanded alcohol sales hours...
Mystery body washes ashore at Navy Beach in Sattahip, foul play not ruled out
PATTAYA, Thailand – Police and naval authorities are investigating after the body of an unidentified man was discovered washed ashore at Toei Ngam Beach...
Pattaya firefighters contain grass fire near Thapprasit Soi 17 before it spreads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Firefighters from the Pattaya City Fire Station (Jomtien Division) responded to a grass fire late at night in the Thapprasit Soi...
Pattaya Beach seizes illegal rentals, fines operators, restores public space
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya municipal enforcement officers, working together with special affairs officials, have carried out a continued inspection and enforcement operation along Pattaya...
Pattaya Soi 6 walkways reclaimed after obstruction removal operation
PATTAYA, Thailand – Municipal enforcement officers in Pattaya have carried out a clean-up operation in Soi 6 and Soi 6/1, removing carts, containers, and...